Taskforce on Racial Inclusion & Equity (TRIE) Coalition

TRIE Neighborhoods will support local information-sharing, organizing, and resource coordination while providing real-time feedback loops to the City to ensure a strong response and recovery. The TRIE Neighborhoods will comprise diverse, multi-sector stakeholders, including nonprofit organizations serving populations impacted by COVID-19 inequities, businesses, houses of worship, community boards, educational institutions, tenant associations, mutual aid coalitions, and civic bodies. Each TRIE Neighborhood will have direct ongoing contact and engagement with local residents and stakeholders to collectively identify shared resources, assets, needs, and priorities; strengthen COVID-19 recovery and resilience by sharing timely information and assisting in developing hyperlocal plans and ultimately strengthen community cohesion. TRIE Neighborhoods will have City agency staff and officials available to them to share City resources and facilitate connections to existing City-funded coalitions in their neighborhood.

Through the TRIE Citywide Neighborhood Administrator (TCNA) selected by the City, the City will award each TRIE Neighborhood, via the designated TNC, $20,000 for Phase I of the program support the ongoing COVID-19 response, increase the local civic infrastructure, and conduct a community needs assessment. The TNC will convene community stakeholder groups, coordinate meetings, and must be either a 501c-3 or equivalent tax status or a certified M/WBE. Your organization will receive an advance of half the Phase I award through the TRIE Citywide Neighborhood Administrator upon execution of an agreement. The remaining funds will be paid based on agreed-upon milestones. Upon completion of Phase I milestones, TNCs will have an opportunity to access an additional allocation of $40,000, to leverage the needs assessment to develop plans that will inform the long-term recovery process. Funding will start in this fiscal year (FY21) and run through FY 2022.